Amit Lodha
Born (1974-02-22) February 22, 1974 (age 50)
Jaipur, Rajasthan
NationalityIndian
Alma materSt Xavier's School, Jaipur
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Known forKhakee: The Bihar Chapter
Notable workBihar Diaries: The True Story of How Bihar's Most Dangerous Criminal Was Caught
SpouseTanu Lodha (m. 1999)
RelativesNarendra Lodha (father)
Namit Lodha (brother)
Police career
CountryIndia
Service years1998-till date
Rank IG Bihar Police
CadreBihar

Amit Lodha (Hindi: अमित लोढ़ा) (born 22 February 1974) is a 1998 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Bihar Cadre, currently serving as Inspector General of Police. He has received several awards for his work.[1][2] He is known for his book Bihar Diaries: The True Story of How Bihar's Most Dangerous Criminal Was Caught. The web-series Khakee: The Bihar Chapter on Netflix is based on that book.[3][4][5][6]

Early life and career

Lodha is an 1995 alumnus of IIT Delhi.[7][8] He joined the IPS in 1998. Lodha was posted in the newly created, Sheikhpura District of Bihar in 2005. As of February 2024, Lodha is an Inspector General rank officer in Bihar Police.

Clare Mackintosh at Times LitFest in New Delhi with IPS officer Amit Lodha on left

Controversies

In December 2022 Lodha was booked under several sections of Indian Penal Code and Prevention of Corruption Act for entering a commercial deal with Netflix as a government servant and writing the book Bihar Diaries without taking prior permission or approval from the government.[9] Lodha has mentioned that he has done nothing wrong.[9] Controversy has also been created by the media that he was suspended but he has never been suspended, the government has also not released any statement regarding suspension. He is still in service serving as Inspector General (SCRB) in Patna, Bihar.

See also

References

  1. ^ "फिजिक्स और मैथ्स पसंद थे पर सपना था पुलिस अफसर बनने का IIT से पढ़े और बने IPS, राष्ट्रपति से भी मिल चुका अवॉर्ड".
  2. ^ Lodha, Amit. "This IPS officer went from being an indifferent IIT student to (not) studying for the civil services". Scroll.in. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. ^ "बिहार के खाकी स्टार IPS अफसरबने सबके हीरो, अमित लोढ़ा की अनसुनी कहानी". TV9 Bharatvarsh (in Hindi). 3 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Amit Lodha: The IIT Grad Turned 'Super Cop' Behind Netflix's Khakee". The Better India. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  5. ^ "अपराधियों से लड़ते बनाई सुपर कॉप की छवि; जानिए कौन हैं बिहार के IPS अमित लोढ़ा, जिनके जीवन पर बनी वेब सीरीज". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Khakee: The Bihar Chapter Review: बिहार के IAS और गैंगस्टर के बीच की जंग है 'खाकी', करण टैक्कर की जबरदस्त एक्टिंग ने जीता दिल". आज तक (in Hindi). 30 November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Bihar IPS officer Amit Lodha- An 'Unlucky 'IIT Graduate who cracked UPSC and became 'Super cop'". TimesNow. 26 November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Khakee The Bihar Chapter: कौन हैं अमित लोढ़ा? बिहार में गैंगवार से ऐसे किया मुकाबला, बने 'सुपरकॉप'". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  9. ^ a b Mishra, Dipak (9 December 2022). "Bihar IPS officer who inspired 'Khakee' booked for Netflix deal, says 'did nothing wrong'". ThePrint. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
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